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The centerpiece of a recent Michel Majerus survey at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami was a vast painting featuring an array of overlaid imagery: Woody from the animated movie Toy Story, graphic design from a box of ice cream sandwiches, and more. The lender of this 23-foot-long work was not a museum but the collector\u00a0Mato Peri\u0107<\/a>, who has obtained a reputation for buying what he calls \u201cpopular conceptual art\u201d by the likes of Alex Da Corte, Cosima von Bonin, Heji Shin, Alvaro Barrington, Christopher Williams, Jacqueline Humphries, and others. ARTnews spoke with Peri\u0107 to hear more about his collection.<\/em><\/p>\n

ARTnews:<\/strong>\u00a0Most collectors keep their work private, but art you own has been appearing in public venues a lot lately. What\u2019s it like to see your collection out in the world?<\/p>\n

Mato Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s very rewarding, and the collection has grown quite substantially. It\u2019s something that makes us very proud. Seeing that these institutions are asking for these works validates what we\u2019ve been doing.<\/p>\n

ARTnews:<\/strong>\u00a0Did you ever have plans to start your own private museum for your collection? Showing works like the Majerus painting you own at home must be a challenge.<\/p>\n

Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0We looked at various different options in New York, because we felt it\u2019s something that the public should see. We didn\u2019t want it to hang in a regular white cube, or anywhere expected. We just couldn\u2019t find the place [to do it]. When the ICA called us and asked for it, that was a nice coincidence.<\/p>\n

ARTnews:<\/strong>\u00a0You don\u2019t seem afraid of buying challenging works. What draws you to conceptual art? Do you have a specific kind you\u2019re looking for?<\/p>\n

Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0I think what\u2019s important to understand is that conceptual art alone is not what attracts us. There\u2019s what we call a popular conceptual angle to the collection, because most of the time conceptual art is really not accessible to those [who] don\u2019t have an art history degree or are not in the inner circle of the art world. Majerus<\/a> is a great example, but so is Cory Arcangel. The work is conceptual, but then the subject matter of Super Mario Bros. is known to billions of people. That\u2019s something that excites us.<\/p>\n

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Jacqueline Humphries: Untitled, 2010.<\/span>PERI\u0106 COLLECTION<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

ARTnews:<\/strong>\u00a0One way you brought that popular conceptual art to the public is by placing it not in a private museum but in the storefront of Jodamo, a menswear store that was active on the Lower East Side of New York before closing this year. How did that come together?<\/p>\n

Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0We never thought about running a regular gallery. That was never the ethos of the collection. We always wanted to have this surprise element. We knew about this window, and Matt [Moravec] and Eleonore [Hugendubel, the directors of the Peri\u0107 Collection] managed to convince the owner to give us one of them. There are so many great artworks in the collection that we knew would be activated by this velvet background. When you look at a Christopher Williams<\/a>, you\u2019ve seen it in a gallery, right? But if you walk by and suddenly see it in this velvet mirror, with old-school fashion brands and stickers on the window, that\u2019s something that really is unexpected. That\u2019s what we wanted to achieve.<\/p>\n

ARTnews:\u00a0<\/strong>Within New York, your collection is known for hosting the Seaport Talks, a series moderated by critic Dean Kissick that has featured artists like Aria Dean and Jamian Juliano-Villani as guests. What made you want to start that?<\/p>\n

Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0Matt, Eleonore, and I all felt like, during the last years, especially through Covid, there were a number of artists talks and panels, but that it always felt like there was some sort of agenda to them. Maybe it was linked to an exhibition, maybe there was even a commercial angle\u2014it all felt a little bit too transactional, like there was a lack of authenticity. We said, \u201cLet\u2019s just start a forum, invite opinionated speakers, and then tell them to talk about whatever they want. It\u2019s not being recorded. You can say whatever you want without regretting it later.\u201d<\/p>\n

ARTnews:<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019ve supported alternative spaces like Artists Space in New York, the Chisenhale Gallery<\/a> in London, and the Center for Contemporary Arts in Berlin. What is the importance of patronizing these institutions for you?<\/p>\n

Peri\u0107:<\/strong>\u00a0What always matters to me, in business and in art, is the impact. What\u2019s the outcome going to be? I\u2019m on the board of CCA, and we\u2019re always having talks about how Fabian [Sch\u00f6neich], the director and founder, can learn from the tech and startup system. I think it\u2019s also important to give artists space to try something new. I feel that galleries are increasingly not giving artists room. It\u2019s a pity. I think there needs to be something that allows artists to experiment and do different things.<\/p>\n

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